Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden was delighted to prove the matchwinner at Brentford on Wednesday night.
With Chelsea being held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton earlier on Wednesday and Liverpool losing 1-0 to Leicester the day before, City capitalised by seeing off a spirited Bees side.
Foden settled the encounter with his fifth league goal of the season early in the first half, superbly finishing first time from Kevin de Bruyne's whipped ball.
He later said, "It was an important win today. Brentford made it really difficult. They are a physical team and are dangerous off set-pieces. We had to keep going to the final whistle. I am proud of the team for doing that.
"I have had a few this year that have been ruled offside so I wasn't too confident. I thought I went a bit too early, but thank God the goal counted. I am really happy. There were a few when I went a bit early and was offside. We could have won by more. We kept working hard.
"Around Christmas you have to keep your foot on the gas and keep focused. This team is doing that.
"Wherever the manager puts me, I will do my best for the team. I started on the left. It is good I am adaptable.
"This is the most challenging league in the world and it goes to show that you can drop points at any time. The team remain focused and we're happy."
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